Outings With the Kiddos

So, I have admittedly been pretty horrible at taking pictures this winter.

We have done lots of fun stuff, though. I promise.

I did take just a couple pictures when we did one or two of those things.

We went to the Zoo/Aquarium!

And we went to the Children's Museum!

Yeah... this picture shows nothing, but I know it is from there, 

so you'll just have to take my word for it. Ha!

Love, Us.

Yummy Gifts from Family

I'm spoiled.

My parents come bearing canned goods and beef.

Can't beat that!

Sadly, though, they don't last forever.

This time around, we have rationed the apple sauce. 

I have one jar left... waiting for Easter.

The spaghetti sauce was the first to go in January. 

Then the tomato soup...the stewed tomatoes....the tomato juice.

Our Saturday pizza nights just haven't been the same since then.

Yup. I use the family spaghetti sauce as our pizza sauce...and it is amazing!

Another plus about my mom, is that she has cooked beef for two meals a day for decades.

So, when her middle child (who will remain nameless) lacks self-confidence 

when cooking a large piece of beef, a quick call to mom will have my 

family sitting down to this deliciousness just hours later!

Thanks, Mom!

Love, Us.

Evangeline's New Favorite Thing

Joe purchased a wonderful fitness program for me this Christmas.

I have been thoroughly enjoying it (truly!), and so has Evangeline.

She has become quite a happy camper in the carrier.

She tries to lose her hat every time, but she loves falling asleep there most of all.

Love, Us.

Some January Kid Pics

Here are some random kiddo pics... mainly of the two "Littles".

First: a study of Evangeline.

We all know who dressed her up in this get-up.

At least T has a little sister finally, and it is no longer Romeo looking like this!

Second: Ro-Jo.

Notice both the combination of weaponry 

and the gun holstered in his underpants!

I absolutely love it when kiddos fall asleep at the table!

Lastly, a rare ice cream sandwich pic! 

Yum!

Oh, and by the way, that was the inside of our new ride.

The outside, we have found, easily blends into most parking lots.

Love, Us.

Lightsabers in the Dark

In no time at all the long Washington days will return.

The boys took advantage of the early evenings while they could.

Nothing quite like a lightsaber battle in the dark!

Love, Us.

Christmas Enjoyment

We didn't only get Superhero costumes for Christmas. 

We had been gifting these awesome wigs to the kiddos at an occasion 

here and there throughout the fall. 

We had received them from Great-Grandma Ann.

Christmas brought the crowning piece... dad's toupee!

Sometimes Christmas really wears you out, though.

You've just got to pull up a chair, a comforter, and take a public snooze.

Love, Us.

A Washington White Christmas

The timing was perfect!

Just as we were driving to Christmas Eve Mass, the roads were covered in snow.

It lasted for a couple days, and we went to a park to enjoy it before it left.

Romeo thought it was his special purpose to make 

sure Uncle Adam was hit with lots of snow balls.

He obviously even thought it acceptable to throw them at him from behind.

Love, Us.